17 Mantras to Make This Year Your Best Year Ever

by
RAQUELLE ROSS Dec. 12, 2016

Raquelle Ross

Raquelle Ross is a yogi, lover of real, healthy food & unabashed coffee addict. She's a believer in finding time to break a sweat daily and is a fan of yoga, running, hiking, circuit training and Pilates. On her healthy lifestyle blog, theholisticblogger.com, Raquelle share recipes made with heathy, clean ingredients and geeks out over all-things fitness.

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You will accomplish your resolution.

You WILL accomplish your resolution.

If you’ve found it difficult to stick with a resolution in years past, then it’s time to change your approach. So here’s a new tactic: Consider using the power of mantras to accomplish your resolution.

What Is a Mantra Anyway?

Mantras are sounds, words or phrases that are repeated to tap into your subconscious. They can help you make a change in any area of your life. When reciting a mantra, you’re releasing a vibrational energy that sends a signal to your brain to raise your consciousness and shift your perspective.

If you’re thinking this all sounds just a bit too New Age, maybe the phrase “fake it till you make it” will strike a chord. Reciting goals you want to achieve in the present tense changes your internal dialogue to help you think and feel better. And that’s where changes begin to manifest!

Below are some examples of resolutions and coordinating mantras to recite in the present tense — whether or not they’re currently true — so that they will become true.

Take five minutes out of your day to set your intentions.Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/Dmytro Panchenko

How to Practice These Mantras

1. Scroll through to find the resolution(s) that resonates with what you want to accomplish this year.

2. Write the mantra on a piece of paper, sticky note or in your phone. Make sure it’s somewhere you’ll see it every day.

3. Set a timer for between one and five minutes.

4. Close your eyes and draw your attention to your breath and the mantra.

5. Repeat the mantra in your mind or aloud until the timer sounds.

6. Modify the mantra if necessary.

TIP: Repeat the mantra right when you wake up in the morning or before you fall asleep to make it a daily habit.

15. RESOLUTION: Help Someone Reach a Goal

If you want to help someone with health goals, here’s the mantra for you:

I am lucky I have the power to help X accomplish Y.

I am lucky I have the time to help X accomplish Y.

It brings me joy to see X’s progress.

16. RESOLUTION: Attract More Positive People

If you want to attract positive people and weed out toxic relationships, here’s the mantra for you:

I am lucky to be surrounded by positive people.

I am lucky to be connected with positive people.

17. RESOLUTION: Enjoy Life to the Fullest

If you want to learn to enjoy life to the fullest, here’s the mantra for you:

I love my life.

I am enjoying life to the fullest.

What Do YOU Think?

Which mantra resonates with your resolution? If your resolution is not here, leave a comment below and let’s come up with a mantra for you! Or if your resolution is listed here, what do you think of the given mantra? Would you add anything to it or modify it to fit your specific plan? Share your resolutions with us and the rest of the LIVESTRONG.COM community in the comments below.

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